Albert Camus
Albert Camus
Albert Camus; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French philosopher, author, and journalist. His views contributed to the rise of the philosophy known as absurdism. He wrote in his essay The Rebel that his whole life was devoted to opposing the philosophy of nihilism while still delving deeply into individual freedom. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth7 November 1913
CountryFrance
if-there-is-a-god religion living-my-life
I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn't, than live as if there isn't and to die to find out that there is.
funny positivity bad-ass
Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.
understanding experience minimalist
You cannot create experience. You must undergo it.
love life valentines-day
I know of only one duty, and that is to love.
wisdom peace jobs
It is the job of thinking people not to be on the side of the executioners.
thinking should-have years
But it's not easy. I've been thinking it over for years. While we loved each other we didn't need words to make ourselves understood. But people don't love forever. A time came when I should have found the words to keep her with me, only I couldn't.
suicide coffee optimistic
Should I kill myself, or have a cup of coffee?
order dying killing
Instead of killing and dying in order to produce the being that we are not, we have to live and let live in order to create what we are.
shame
There is no shame in preferring happiness.
freedom badass bad-ass
The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.
hero passion live-in-the-present
The absurd hero's refusal to hope becomes his singular ability to live in the present with passion.
philosophy life-changing mean
An intellectual? Yes. And never deny it. An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself. I like this, because I am happy to be both halves, the watcher and the watched. "Can they be brought together?" This is a practical question. We must get down to it. "I despise intelligence" really means: "I cannot bear my doubts.
love friendship happy
Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.
essence nostalgia innocence
Every act of rebellion expresses a nostalgia for innocence and an appeal to the essence of being.